Hiking trails
Destination Sumène Artense is ideal for hiking. 34 marked trails, 260 km of paths to enjoy. Routes ranging from 45 minutes to 4h30, crossing valleys, gorges and forests, skirting lakes and rivers. As you stroll along, you'll come into contact with exceptional panoramas. Villages, heritage, forests and natural sites punctuate your outings.
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Trémouille
PR 3 : La forêt de Trémouille
This hike takes you deep into the forests of the Artense to experience the wild, primitive aspect that once characterized them.
8.2 km
2h30
302 m
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Beaulieu
Walking itinerary: Bort-les-Orgues loop
The association La Dordogne de Villages en Barrages invites you to discover breathtaking trails.
84 km
2500 m
La Monselie
PR 17 : Le bois des Bartes
On the steep slopes of the Violon valley, you walk along the edge of the Planèze de Trizac, a vast basaltic flow that terminates the…
7.8 km
2h30
353 m
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Saint-Pierre
PR 27 : Les Roches Grandes
You'll set off to conquer the Puy de Lacollange, which offers a panoramic view of the Marèges dam, the Dordogne gorges, Lac de Saint-Pierre, the…
8 km
1h55
228 m
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Beaulieu
Walking itineraries: L’itinérêve
The association La Dordogne de Villages en Barrages invites you to discover breathtaking trails.
430 km
Le Monteil
PR 20 : Le bois de Janiac
On the program: an ethnobotanical discovery trail, the charming hamlet of Milhac and its impressive organs overlooking the Sumène valley.
6.6 km
2h
312 m
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Trémouille
PR 1 : Le Lac du Tact
* Temporarily closed (by decree) * A very easy hike, between forest and meadows, around the Lac du Tact, ideal for discovering and observing birds.
3.4 km
1h
75 m
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Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal
PR 7 : Au fil de l’eau
A hike starting from Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal that takes you along the slopes of the Tarentaine valley, a wild and tumultuous river rich in fish.
10.4 km
3h15
451 m
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Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal
PR 6 : Le Moulin de Mazauriel
This trail, with its sometimes narrow path, takes you along the wooded banks of the Tarentaine River and in the footsteps of one of the…
4.8 km
1h15
212 m
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Le Monteil
PR 18 : Sur les pas des Cerfs
This hike takes you back in time, in the footsteps of our Auvergne ancestors, from the 14th to the 19th centuries.
5.3 km
2h
205 m
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Lanobre
Circuit n° 8 : Granges
A hike along the edge of the Artense plateau, discovering the hydroelectricity of the Dordogne basin.
10.6 km
3h30
386 m
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Antignac
PR 14 : Au coin de la Rhue
This route takes you along the steep banks of the Rhue Gorge, to the pastures where shepherds once tended their flocks of sheep.
11.5 km
3h45
513 m
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Champagnac
PR 25 : Le Pont de Vernéjoux
From the Champagnaguès plateau, this hike takes you to the gorges of the Dordogne, a legendary river, once tempestuous, whose steep banks still shelter a…
10.6 km
3h15
518 m
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Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal
PR 11 : La balade de Peyrou
Departing from Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal, this hike progresses through the woods to discover hidden, authentic hamlets.
9 km
2h45
394 m
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Lanobre
Circuit n°9 : Le Château de Val
This route takes you from the village of Lanobre to the bucolic setting of the Château de Val, nestled on a peninsula in the lake…
9.6 km
2h30
284 m
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Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal
The “Big Nonsense” Trail
Marvel at the "Grand N'importe Quoi" trail as you stroll through a lush forest, admiring the quirky works of art scattered around by the C'Mouvoir…
2 km
Vebret
PR 13 : Entre Rhue et Couzans
A hike punctuated by some of Sumène Artense's most emblematic sites: Couzans castle, Saut de la Saule and the Rhue gorges.
12.6 km
4h30
459 m
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Saint-Pierre
PR 26 : Le Puy de Teldes
A hike that takes you from the village and its singular church, around Lac de Saint-Pierre and then to the summit of Puy de Teldes,…
7.9 km
2h
234 m
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Bassignac
PR 22 : Le Pic de Charlus
This hike takes you via the Piste Verte and the Bassignac viaduct to the ruins of the Château de Charlus. These offer a vast panorama…
4.4 km
1h15
249 m
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Lanobre
Circuit n° 10 : La forêt de Gravières
This tour takes you through the heart of the deep Gravières forest, to the "Pont du Diable" (Devil's Bridge) over the Tarentaine, which makes small…
7.7 km
2h45
283 m
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Lanobre
Circuit n° 11 : Le Pied du Fraisse
A hike to the highest point (808 m) in the commune of Lanobre. The Fraysse site, a volcanic vestige of the Artense plateau, offers a…
11.7 km
4h
366 m
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Beaulieu
Walking itinerary: Vernéjoux loop
The association La Dordogne de Villages en Barrages invites you to discover breathtaking trails.
83 km
2000 m
Bassignac
PR 23 : Le Puy du Mas
A hike that takes you from Vendes and its impressive viaduct to the summit of Puy du Mas. Some of the slopes are a little…
10.4 km
2h50
525 m
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Bassignac
PR 24 : La Voie Romaine
This hike takes you over Vendes, a charming village nestled at the entrance to the Sumène Gorge, offering lovely panoramic views of the valley and…
6.8 km
2h
308 m
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La Monselie
PR 16 : Parfum d’Antan en Muradès
This hike takes you through the lands of Muradès, an ancient commune made up of villages dependent on the seigneury of Murat-la-Rabe. A variant takes…
5.9 km
2h
273 m
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Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal
PR 8 : Le Chemin des Chats
Part of this itinerary follows an ancient Roman road and a path decorated in naive style by Artense schoolchildren as part of a school art…
9.7 km
3h15
472 m
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Trémouille
PR 2 : Histoire d’eau
Temporarily closed (by decree) This easy hiking trail takes you around the Crégut natural lake to discover the unique landscapes of the Artense region, with…
5 km
1h45
200 m
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Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal
PR 4 : Le lac de Laroche
A hike from the Rhue valley to the Artense plateau, via Lac de Laroche and ancient "charreires" lined with dry-stone walls typical of the region.
10.6 km
3h
492 m
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Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal
PR 9 : Le Plateau de Fournols
This hike takes you along the dead Rhue valley to the inaccessible gorges of the river, diverted by a break in the earth's crust at…
6.2 km
2h15
291 m
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Lanobre
Circuit n°16 : Val : La Siauve
This hike links the two beaches of Val and La Siauve. The trail is laid out along its entire length, providing an opportunity to discover…
5.8 km
1h30
260 m
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Saignes
PR 19 : La table basaltique de Chastel
From the bocage plains of Saignes, set off to conquer Chastel-Marlhac, an impressive rocky promontory and thousand-year-old fortress with a tormented past.
9.4 km
3h
489 m
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Le Monteil
A la recherche du secret de Chastel Marlhac
You'll have to follow this trail to discover Chastel's secret. A dozen kilometers of walking, a dozen stops, your senses on the alert for the…
13 km
300 m
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Beaulieu
Circuit n° 12 : Beaulieu – Thynières
A hike to discover the history of Beaulieu: the ruins of the Château de Thynières, the hedgerows and the Bort-les-Orgues reservoir.
8.8 km
2h30
308 m
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Vebret
A walk to discover the Saut de la Saule
A 6 km round trip to discover the Saut de la Saule, a surprising canyon carved out by the Rhue, accompanied by a succession of…
6 km
1h30
30 m
Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal
PR 5 : Autour de Mérigot
A hike to discover the typical Artense landscapes: woods, meadows, wetlands, isolated farms and dry-stone walls. In autumn, the bellowing of the stag invites itself…
13.6 km
4h30
530 m
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Antignac
PR 15 : Le rocher d’Agayrou
This sometimes aerial route takes you from the Romanesque church of Antignac to the Agayrou rock and the Saint-Hubert rock, which proudly dominate the Sumène…
7.9 km
2h30
372 m
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